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We do not deny the possibility of peaceful [political] transition, but we are still awaiting the first case.

– Fidel Castro, Speech given in January 1963, calling for communist revolution in Latin America

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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

– Isaac Asimov

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History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism.

– John Calhoun

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Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.

– Martha Beck

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We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities - not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.

– Jimmy Carter

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Ed, we just witnessed a peaceful transition in government. Do you realize how miraculous that is...Today, tiny Cicely, Alaska, stood up and put another W in the win category for democracy.

– Jeff Melvoin

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